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Case Reports
. 2018 May;29(3):365-366.
doi: 10.5152/tjg.2018.17647.

An unusual cause of gastrointestinal bleeding and intestinal obstruction

Rosario Arena  1 , Stefano Gasperoni  1 , Andrea Lisotti  2 , Chiara A A Petrini  1 , Mario L Brancaccio  1 , Omero Triossi  1 , Alessandro Mussetto  1
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An unusual cause of gastrointestinal bleeding and intestinal obstruction

Rosario Arena et al. Turk J Gastroenterol. 2018 May.
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Conflict of Interest: The authors have no conflict of interest to declare.

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Figure 2
Small-bowel CT-enteroclysis demonstrated the presence of four nodules through the ileal wall, the larger measuring 30×20 mm, with a strong contrast enhancement in the arterial phase
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Figure 1
Capsule endoscopy revealed an ulcerated lesion of the ileum
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Figure 3
Macroscopic evaluation of ileum presented multiple parietal nodules
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Figure 4
Pathology examination revealed the presence of typical splenic parenchyma consisting of cords of red pulp alternating with white
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